We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide

Carol Anderson's White Rage took the world by storm, landing on the NY Times bestseller list & best book of the year lists from NY Times, Washington Post, etc. It launched her as an in-demand commentator on contemporary race issues for national print & television media & garnered her an invitation to speak to the Democratic Congressional Caucus. This compelling young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. 

This young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling White Rage is essential antiracist reading for teens.

An NAACP Image Award finalist
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A NYPL Best Book for Teens

History texts often teach that the United States has made a straight line of progress toward Black equality. The reality is more complex: milestones like the end of slavery, school integration, & equal voting rights have all been met with racist legal & political maneuverings meant to limit that progress. We Are Not Yet Equal examines 5 of these moments: The end of the Civil War & Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Crow laws; the promise of new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration was limited when blacks were physically blocked from moving away from the South; the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision was met with the shutting down of public schools throughout the South; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to laws that disenfranchised millions of African American voters & a War on Drugs that disproportionately targeted blacks; & the election of President Obama led to an outburst of violence including the death of Black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri as well as the election of Donald Trump.

Including photographs & archival imagery & extra context, backmatter, & resources specifically for teens, this book provides essential history to help work for an equal future.